Dupo NewsLocal news for Dupo, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Jury convicts Smith; could get death penalty- January 31, 2008 Jason Smith, the Dupo man whose murder trial became the first Metro East death penalty case in recent memory, was found guilty Wednesday afternoon on four counts of first degree murder for killing his ... via St. Louis Post-Dispatchhttp://www.topix.net/city/dupo-il/2008/01/jury-convicts-smith-could-get-death-penalty?from... Experts testify in quadruple murder case- January 29, 2008 Defense attorneys for accused quadruple shotgun killer Jason Smith called blood-spatter and firearms experts Monday during the capital murder trial.Firearms expert John Nixon testified Monday that all four victims were shot by the same 12-gauge shotgun found at the Red Bud home of Smith's former girlfriend. Police arrested Smith there after finding him hiding under a blanket in a detached garage.Nixon also testified the shots to the victims were fired from a distance of between five and 18...http://www.topix.net/city/dupo-il/2008/01/experts-testify-in-quadruple-murder-case?fromrss... Frossard, Kuna lead new industrial growth in Dupo- January 21, 2008 "We're working with a tenant right now that may occupy up to two thirds of the 270,000 square foot building" St. Louis Business Journal - by Lisa R. Brown Industrial development continues to boom in the Metro East. via Commercial Real Estatehttp://www.topix.net/city/dupo-il/2008/01/frossard-kuna-lead-new-industrial-growth-in-dupo... Jury Selection Monday For Belleville Quadruple Murder Trial- January 14, 2008 A Dupo man goes on trial Monday accused in the horrific murder of four people, including a baby. via MyFox St. Louishttp://www.topix.net/city/dupo-il/2008/01/jury-selection-monday-for-belleville-quadruple-m... Man gets four-year sentence- January 12, 2008 "Why did you not stop to help my Danielle or even hold her hand in comfort" A Dupo man, convicted in July of reckless homicide, was given a four-year sentence Friday in connection with last year's hit-and-run death of a Waterloo teenager.Brian L. Chism was sentenced to four years on charges of reckless homicide, failure to report an accident involving personal injury or death and false reporting of vehicle theft.Chism, 46, was convicted of the April 22 hit-and-run death of Danielle Craft, 18,..http://www.topix.net/city/dupo-il/2008/01/man-gets-four-year-sentence?fromrss=1 Trial to begin for man accused of killing four in shotgun rampage- January 12, 2008 "It's a hole in your heart you ain't ever never going'to fill." Don Willyard wears his daughter's crucifix chain around his neck to remind him of the young mother. via Chicago Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/dupo-il/2008/01/trial-to-begin-for-man-accused-of-killing-four-i... Woman crashes car into parked state police vehicle- January 4, 2008 "If he was sitting in the car, he would have sustained serious chest injuries. The seat is pushed up against the steering wheel" Trooper had stopped to assist medical crew with a sick motorist BY BETH HUNDSDORFER Just moments before a car smashed into a parked Illinois State Police squad car Thursday afternoon on Illinois 15, police ... via Belleville.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/dupo-il/2008/01/woman-crashes-car-into-parked-state-police-vehic... |